I
would like to take a moment to thank everybody who has kept up with
this story despite my infrequent updates and random postings of
random things. I also would like to apologize to all those people I
left random reviews for. I went through an odd spell a couple years
ago and left unhelpful and random reviews, the kind I can't stand.

Achmed swung up onto his horse and waited for Rhapsody to mount up on
the horse next to him. He turned to Grunthor and nodded, "Double
the guard shifts and prepare for the worst."

Grunthor nodded, "The usual, sir." He turned and walked off.

Rhapsody and Achmed kicked their horses into a trot and rode off.

Rhapsody turned to chat with Achmed, but shut her mouth at once when
she saw the stony bleakness on his face. She looked off into the
distance and prepared herself for a long depressing ride.

The
Temple of Rhonwyn

Rhapsody dismounted her horse and tied it to a small hitching post.
Achmed dismounted beside her and threw his reins to her. While she
tied his horse he went to the two guards standing at the gate. He
paused when two long spears crossed in front of him.

"The cost to get in is two pieces of gold. If you want to enter
then pay."

Achmed began to reach for his cwellan when a small warm hand came to
rest on his shoulder.

Rhapsody looked at the two guards, "I'm here to see the seer
Rhonwyn. To bring my condolences to her over the loss of her great
nephew and my husband, the former Lord Cymrian."

The guards' faces went blank and then a dark red blush crept across
both their faces.

Achmed rolled his eyes and moves the spears out of his way and walked
into the temple. Rhapsody followed him quietly.

The blind seer looked up at them from her seat and a broke smile
spread over her face. Rhapsody crouched next to the golden skinned
woman and folded the woman's hands in her own small ones. "Rhonwyn,
I need your help, please."

Rhonwyn blinked and pulled one hand away and to lay it on Rhapsody's
face softly.

"Rhonwyn, where is the F'Dor?"

"The is no F'Dor…"

"When what has been attacking us?"

"Attacking who?"

"Achmed and myself."

"What about you?"

Achmed sighed loudly and crossed his arms. He gave Rhapsody a look of
thinly veiled annoyance.

Rhapsody gave him a small glare and returned her attention to the mad
seer, "Rhonwyn, if there is no F'Dor then what has been attacking
Achmed and me?"

The seer broke into a toothy grin, "The elements."

A look of confusion broke of Rhapsody's face. She looked to Achmed
for clarification, but found him lost in thought. "Rhonwyn, which
of the elements has been attacking Achmed and myself?"

"The Water."

A/N: WHAT? I've been gone for over a year and it's this short
of an update? Well folks, give me a break, I'm getting ready to
leave the country and my life has been this massive growing ball of
chaos. I'm back though. Do a little dance.

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